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callbackm

Date of callback (month)

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callrec

Index term

Interview Characteristics and Conditions

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	137571	99.59%
January	1	16	0.01%
February	2	6	0.0%
March	3	9	0.01%
April	4	37	0.03%
May	5	90	0.07%
June	6	74	0.05%
July	7	96	0.07%
August	8	68	0.05%
September	9	29	0.02%
October	10	88	0.06%
November	11	31	0.02%
December	12	22	0.02%
	Total	138137	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.17	137571	1.0	12.0	2.54	566

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	60768	99.58%
January	1	10	0.02%
February	2	21	0.03%
March	3	7	0.01%
April	4	16	0.03%
May	5	13	0.02%
June	6	36	0.06%
July	7	24	0.04%
August	8	49	0.08%
September	9	24	0.04%
October	10	30	0.05%
November	11	24	0.04%
December	12	4	0.01%
	Total	61026	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.0	60768	1.0	12.0	2.88	258

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	85021	99.59%
January	1	16	0.02%
February	2	28	0.03%
March	3	26	0.03%
April	4	7	0.01%
May	5	7	0.01%
June	6	21	0.02%
July	7	32	0.04%
August	8	65	0.08%
September	9	27	0.03%
October	10	32	0.04%
November	11	44	0.05%
December	12	43	0.05%
	Total	85369	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.6	85021	1.0	12.0	3.36	348

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	100828	99.78%
January	1	10	0.01%
February	2	20	0.02%
March	3	15	0.01%
April	4	5	0.0%
May	5	14	0.01%
June	6	27	0.03%
July	7	8	0.01%
August	8	15	0.01%
September	9	84	0.08%
October	10	2	0.0%
November	11	19	0.02%
December	12	8	0.01%
	Total	101055	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.07	100828	1.0	12.0	3.05	227

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	105928	99.68%
January	1	10	0.01%
February	2	34	0.03%
March	3	19	0.02%
April	4	20	0.02%
May	5	47	0.04%
June	6	41	0.04%
July	7	48	0.05%
August	8	30	0.03%
September	9	5	0.0%
October	10	17	0.02%
November	11	28	0.03%
December	12	42	0.04%
	Total	106269	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.74	105928	1.0	12.0	3.25	341

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	122628	99.67%
January	1	11	0.01%
February	2	40	0.03%
March	3	16	0.01%
April	4	9	0.01%
May	5	42	0.03%
June	6	26	0.02%
July	7	55	0.04%
August	8	23	0.02%
September	9	45	0.04%
October	10	70	0.06%
November	11	17	0.01%
December	12	49	0.04%
	Total	123031	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.42	122628	1.0	12.0	3.23	403

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	33779	23.74%
don't know	-1	107885	75.83%
January	1	50	0.04%
February	2	49	0.03%
March	3	53	0.04%
April	4	85	0.06%
May	5	33	0.02%
June	6	59	0.04%
July	7	33	0.02%
August	8	56	0.04%
September	9	75	0.05%
October	10	52	0.04%
November	11	23	0.02%
December	12	37	0.03%
	Total	142269	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.18	141664	1.0	12.0	3.29	605

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34577	21.23%
don't know	-1	127363	78.22%
January	1	133	0.08%
February	2	88	0.05%
March	3	79	0.05%
April	4	48	0.03%
May	5	83	0.05%
June	6	22	0.01%
July	7	53	0.03%
August	8	62	0.04%
September	9	62	0.04%
October	10	104	0.06%
November	11	120	0.07%
December	12	41	0.03%
	Total	162835	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.21	161940	1.0	12.0	3.77	895

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	45091	19.4%
don't know	-1	185119	79.66%
January	1	394	0.17%
February	2	109	0.05%
March	3	179	0.08%
April	4	166	0.07%
May	5	107	0.05%
June	6	132	0.06%
July	7	68	0.03%
August	8	213	0.09%
September	9	191	0.08%
October	10	228	0.1%
November	11	274	0.12%
December	12	106	0.05%
	Total	232377	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.28	230210	1.0	12.0	3.77	2167

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